1803 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The 1803 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held in February 1803.
Incumbent Senator
Background
Benjamin Goodhue was elected Senator from Massachusetts in 1796. However, he resigned and retired from politics in 1800. In his place, the legislature elected State Senator
Election
First ballot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic-Republican
|
Thompson J. Skinner
|
71 | 42.01% | |
Federalist
|
Timothy Pickering | 67 | 39.64% | |
Federalist
|
Nicholas Tillinghast | 12 | 7.10% | |
Federalist
|
John Quincy Adams | 12 | 7.10% | |
Federalist
|
Henry Knox | 7 | 4.14% | |
Federalist
|
Samuel Dexter | 1 | 0.59% | |
Federalist
|
William Ely | 1 | 0.59% | |
Total votes | 169 | 100.00% |
Second
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Federalist
|
Timothy Pickering | 79 | 46.47% | |
Democratic-Republican
|
Thompson J. Skinner
|
71 | 41.76% | |
Federalist
|
Nicholas Tillinghast | 9 | 5.29% | |
Federalist
|
John Quincy Adams | 6 | 3.53% | |
Federalist
|
Henry Knox | 5 | 2.94% | |
Total votes | 170 | 100.00% |
Third
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic-Republican
|
Thompson J. Skinner
|
71 | 41.52% | |
Federalist
|
John Quincy Adams | 56 | 32.75% | |
Federalist
|
Timothy Pickering | 33 | 19.30% | |
Federalist
|
Nicholas Tillinghast | 10 | 5.85% | |
Federalist
|
Henry Knox | 1 | 0.58% | |
Total votes | 171 | 100.00% |
Fourth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Federalist
|
John Quincy Adams | 86 | 50.29% | |
Democratic-Republican
|
Thompson J. Skinner
|
70 | 40.94% | |
Federalist
|
Nicholas Tillinghast | 9 | 5.26% | |
Federalist
|
Timothy Pickering | 6 | 3.51% | |
Total votes | 171 | 100.00% |
Senate ballot
The Senate ratified the choice of Adams on a single unanimous ballot.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Federalist
|
John Quincy Adams | 19 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 19 | 100.00% |
Aftermath
Adams served one term in the Senate, though he would resign months early after the Federalist legislature prematurely voted not to award him a second term. Adams quickly drifted away from the Federalist Party, partly over his differences with Pickering.
After joining the Democratic-Republicans, he would go on to serve as Secretary of State and later as President of the United States from 1825 to 1829.
References
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 4". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 6, 2020.